Another possible Poa Triv thread

Kentucky bluegrass, Fescue, Rye and Bent, etc
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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by EriCS198 » May 27th, 2019, 9:23 pm

Thanks Andy, is a generic pump sprayer from HD suffice?

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by andy10917 » May 27th, 2019, 9:35 pm

Yes, it certainly would. Don't ask me how I know.

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by Green » May 28th, 2019, 1:03 pm

andy10917 wrote:
May 27th, 2019, 9:16 am
But Co-op Extensions are subject to who you actually get when you arrive - not everyone is a grass expert.
Speaking of "don't ask me how I know", I found the above to be very true recently. What TimmyG immediately confirmed and we ID'ed as almost definite Poa Triv right on here, one of my extensions completely fumbled...after about $25 in mailing and submission fees. I have another extension where the person is being a lot more careful and has already confirmed it as a Poa, but is still working to ID the species.

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by EriCS198 » May 29th, 2019, 9:25 pm

Received my tenacity today, and also sent out a soil sample
to Logan Labs. I have some creeping bent grass that’s creeping into my lawn pretty heavily from the edge of my lawn. Probably close to 800 sq ft. When would be the best time to light it up with Tenacity? How many applications?

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by EriCS198 » May 29th, 2019, 9:28 pm

One other question, I’m interested in putting Ironite down to hep with the color. When would be the best time to put it down? Should I wait until my soil sample comes back?


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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by andy10917 » May 29th, 2019, 10:19 pm

A quality lawn is a project that can take years to nurture. Slow down and get the right answers - it can't be done in a couple of weekends.

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by EriCS198 » May 31st, 2019, 9:40 am

Can somebody help me identify these seed heads as well as this grassy weed?

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by ronfitch » June 7th, 2019, 1:08 pm

TimmyG wrote:
May 27th, 2019, 12:10 am
I'm not seeing anything in that 3rd pic that warrants concern, let alone that screams Poa trivialis. Is the light shading by chance from KBG going to seed? Or is it specifically grass blades that are lighter in color, devoid of seed heads or stalks? I ask because KBG looks quite bad and lighter in color when it goes to seed, which is now, because of the seed head stalks. In a northern mix such as mine, the effect is quite splotchy.

IDing grass for someone can be very difficult without the absolute best pictures of all the necessary plant structures. You really need to be your first line of defense, so familiarize yourself with an online ID tool such as NCSU TurfFiles and use it to narrow the field. It should also give you a better idea of what pictures you need to take and share to have any hope of us being able to help you.
Unfortunately, NCSU Extension took that tool down just this morning with no plans to bring it back but will consider if demand is high.

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Re: Another possible Poa Triv thread

Post by TimmyG » June 7th, 2019, 1:45 pm

Lame!

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